Identifying XMM-Newton observations affected by solar wind charge exchange. Part I

2008/07/23 by Jennifer Carter, J. A. Carter, S. Sembay · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Charge (physics) #Charge exchange #Ion #Nuclear physics #Physics #Plasma #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Solar wind #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809997

14 pages, 13 figures, accepted Astronomy and Astrophysics July 2008, high resolution images can be found at: http://www.star.le.ac.uk/~jac48/publications/var_swcx_aa.pdf

arxiv created 2008/07/23 · openalex publication_date 2008/07/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We describe a method for identifying XMM-Newton observations that have been affected by solar wind charge exchange (SWCX) emission and present preliminary results of previously unidentified cases of such emission within the XMM-Newton Science Archive.

Citations

• ChandraObservations of the “Dark” Moon and Geocoronal Solar Wind Charge Transfer

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